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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Selected Financial Details Regarding the Company's Reportable Segments | The following are selected financial details regarding the Company’s reportable segments (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  |  |
| 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technical Products and Services | $ | 12,618 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 13,970 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 38,743 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 35,607 |  |  |  |  |
Electrical and Instrumentation Construction ** |  | 1,665 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,266 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,818 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,136 |  |  |  |  |
| $ | 14,283 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 16,236 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 43,561 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 42,743 |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technical Products and Services | $ | 251 |  |  |  | 2 | % |  | $ | 2,428 |  |  |  | 17 | % |  | $ | 4,385 |  |  |  | 11 | % |  | $ | 6,117 |  |  |  | 17 | %
Electrical and Instrumentation Construction ** |  | 244 |  |  |  | 15 | % |  |  | 331 |  |  |  | 15 | % |  |  | 573 |  |  |  | 12 | % |  |  | 1,496 |  |  |  | 21 | %
| $ | 495 |  |  |  | 3 | % |  | $ | 2,759 |  |  |  | 17 | % |  | $ | 4,958 |  |  |  | 11 | % |  | $ | 7,613 |  |  |  | 18 | %
Income (loss) from consolidated continuing operations and net equity income from foreign joint ventures’ operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technical Products and Services | $ | (210 | ) |  |  | -2 | % |  | $ | 2,188 |  |  |  | 16 | % |  | $ | 3,623 |  |  |  | 9 | % |  | $ | 5,372 |  |  |  | 15 | %
Electrical and Instrumentation Construction ** |  | 62 |  |  |  | 4 | % |  |  | 331 |  |  |  | 15 | % |  |  | 391 |  |  |  | 8 | % |  |  | 1,496 |  |  |  | 21 | %
Corporate and other unallocated expenses |  | (2,039 | ) |  |  | -14 | % |  |  | (1,548 | ) |  |  | -9.5 | % |  |  | (5,552 | ) |  |  | -13 | % |  |  | (4,764 | ) |  |  | -11 | %
Income (loss) from consolidated continuing operations |  | (2,187 | ) |  |  | -15 | % |  |  | 971 |  |  |  | 6 | % |  |  | (1,538 | ) |  |  | -4 | % |  |  | 2,104 |  |  |  | 5 | %
Equity income from BOMAY |  | 285 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 475 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,793 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,123 |  |  |  |  |
Equity income (loss) from MIEFE |  | 65 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 146 |  |  |  |  |
Equity income (loss) from AAG* |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 871 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign operations (expenses) |  | (122 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (66 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (412 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (204 | ) |  |  |  |
Net equity income from foreign joint ventures’ operations |  | 228 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 368 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,522 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,936 |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from consolidated continuing operations and net equity income from foreign joint ventures’ operations | $ | (1,959 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,339 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (16 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,040 |  |  |  |  |
*AAG equity income ended on April 30, 2014 when M&I withdrew from the AAG Joint Venture. **Brazil operations are included in E&I amounts for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014. The Brazil operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are: Net sales: $184; Gross profit (loss): ($29); and Net income (loss): ($208).

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